Our pick
AI 70%In the app
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See recommended betIn the appPredicted score
1–1
11% confident
Both teams to score
Yes
Match preview
Stoke City are unbeaten in five, with four wins and one draw, including a 4–0 win over Charlton Athletic. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five, with three wins and two draws. Stoke City have won no of the last two meetings at Bet365 Stadium. The AI prediction makes a 1–1 draw the most likely score, with both teams expected to score.
Form: last five
Stoke City
- WonBolton Wanderers (A)2–110 Oct
- WonSheffield United (H)2–119 Sept
- WonWatford (A)2–112 Sept
- DrewCardiff City (A)1–18 Sept
- WonCharlton Athletic (H)4–05 Sept
Middlesbrough
- WonWolverhampton Wanderers (H)1–010 Oct
- DrewBirmingham City (A)2–219 Sept
- DrewMillwall (H)2–215 Sept
- WonNorwich City (H)4–312 Sept
- WonQueens Park Rangers (A)1–05 Sept
Head-to-head at Bet365 Stadium
- Stoke City v MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough won21 Jan 2026
- Stoke City v MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough won25 Feb 2025
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship (England)
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Bet365 Stadium, Stoke


